Military Records,Letter Concening E C Smith Pension Application,
Ouachita, LA 
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03/07/2004"
 


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Columbia, Mo.
March 27th, 1900
Mrs. E.C. Smith
Monroe, LA

Your letter of inquiry in regard to your late husband William H.
Smith (who was killed in the Confederate service), his Co.,
Regiment and No. I can't give you was once in the Quarter Master's
Department under and when Col. S.D. Jackman went up to Arkansas in
1864 to recruit Capt. W.H. Smith went with Jackman and I was a
private under Col. Jackman, and when he was killed or shot, I was
by his side and helped take care of him until he died.  I regret I
can't give you company and regiment be for he be for he (sic) was
with Col. Jackman but I know he was in the Quarter Master's Dept.
befor he joined Col. Jackman's.

Yours Truly,

W.W. Hill

By R.H. Smith